Montuhotep II, who united Egypt after the troubles of the First Intermediate Period, brought stability to the lands as the city grew in stature. The importance of the city started as early as the 11th Dynasty, when the town grew into a thriving city. It was also often referred to as niw.t, which simply means 'city', and was one of only three cities in Egypt for which this noun was used (the other two were Memphis and Heliopolis) it was also called niw.t rst, 'southern city', as the southernmost of them. Thebes was also known as 'the city of the 100 gates', sometimes being called 'southern Heliopolis' ('Iunu-shemaa' in Ancient Egyptian), to distinguish it from the city of Iunu or Heliopolis, the main place of worship for the god Ra in the north. The city was regarded in the ancient Egyptian texts as wAs.t (approximate pronunciation: 'Waset'), which meant 'city of the sceptre', and later in Demotic Egyptian as ta jpt (conventionally pronounced as 'tA ipt' and meaning 'the shrine/temple', referring to the jpt-swt, the temple now known by its Arabic name Karnak, meaning 'fortified village'), which the ancient Greeks adapted as Thebai and the Romans after them as Thebae. Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of Amun, later to become the god Amun-Ra.

Luxor Temple, seen from the east bank of the Nile The Egyptian name of the city is Waset, also known as Nut ( Coptic: вІ›вІЏ) The Greek name is Thebes ( Ancient Greek: Обї†ОІО±О№) or Diospolis. The Egyptian village Aba al-Waqf ( Arabic: ШЈШЁШ§ Ш§Щ„Щ€Щ‚ЩЃ, Ancient Greek: О©П†О№П‚) shares the same etymology. The Greek forms бј€ПЂО№П‚ and бЅЁП†О№Оµбї–ОїОЅ come from the same source. The Sahidic Coptic name Pape ( Coptic: вІЎвІЃвІЎвІ‰, pronounced Coptic pronunciation: ), comes from Demotic б»€p.t 'the adyton', which, in turn, is derived from the Egyptian. It may be equivalent to the Greek and Coptic toponym П„бЅ° О¤ПЃОЇО± ОљО¬ПѓП„ПЃО± ta tria kastra and вІЎПЈвІџвІ™вІ§ вІ›МЂвІ•вІЃвІҐвІ§вІЈвІџвІ› pshomt enkastron respectively, which both mean 'three castles'. The name Luxor ( Arabic: Ш§Щ„ШЈЩ‚ШµШ±, romanized: al-Кѕuqб№Јur, lit.'the palace', pronounced / Л€ l КЊ k s Й”Лђr, Л€ l КЉ k-/, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:, Upper Egyptian: ) derives from the Arabic qasr ( Щ‚ШµШ±), meaning 'castle' or 'palace'. 5.1 Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Luqsor (Coptic Rite).It is among the oldest inhabited cities in the world. The population of Luxor is 422,407 (2021), with an area of approximately 417 square kilometres (161В sqВ mi). Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor's monuments, contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Theban Necropolis, which includes the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the 'world's greatest open-air museum', as the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Luxor ( Arabic: Ш§Щ„ШЈЩ‚ШµШ±, romanized: al-Кѕuqб№Јur, lit.'the palaces') is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Egyptian Governorates, Northern Africa, African Union

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